JayBird76

joined 11 months ago
[–] JayBird76 4 points 3 months ago

If you're currently on it and not tapering off, you need to talk to your doc about it. The brain shocks are a withdrawal symptom.

[–] JayBird76 17 points 7 months ago

I think it says a lot more about them than it does about you. I've had people who I thought were close friends turn out to be fake. It messes with your head and hurts like crazy, but you have to realize that it's about them and not you.

[–] JayBird76 10 points 8 months ago (1 children)

This is something that honestly keeps me up a night. In the back of my mind, I worry about having to leave the country or be persecuted. The worst part is that it's completely possible.

[–] JayBird76 4 points 8 months ago

Lemmy isn't as big as Reddit yet, but I'm confident it will grow with time. I like the concept of the Fediverse and I'm starting to understand how it all fits together.

[–] JayBird76 7 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (2 children)

I left Reddit because of mods in certain subs I frequented. It seems like they just decide someone broke a rule and you get banned from several subs at once with no explanation. I never had any warnings or contact with the mod team until after they banned me. I appealed to the platform and was accused of harassment so I deleted my account and never looked back. I was honestly shocked when it happened.

I spent some time Googling and settled on Lemmy because it had a familiar feel to it. I chose Mastodon because of its similarity to the old bird site.

[–] JayBird76 28 points 8 months ago (4 children)

Elon has some nerve calling out someone for making money of bettering humanity. That's the very definition of "the pot calling the kettle black".

[–] JayBird76 26 points 9 months ago (1 children)

This is one of those times I truly wish we could do to her what she did to her child....over and over and over again.

[–] JayBird76 5 points 9 months ago (8 children)

I don't want to sound cynical, but I really struggle with understanding what someone thinks they'll actually accomplish setting themselves on fire. I it would be the most horrific way to die let alone doing it to yourself.

[–] JayBird76 2 points 9 months ago (11 children)

The minimum wage for servers is around $2 an hour. If we stop tipping, our servers won't make enough money to survive. Restaurants claim that they can't afford to pay a living wage and offer prices people are willing to pay. Yay capitalism.

[–] JayBird76 1 points 11 months ago

Make your favorite food for dinner. Snack on your favorite comfort food. Play video games or watch a favorite movie. The key is to pamper yourself.